Leading automobile company executives leave the White House after conferring with the President in efforts to restrict "time" sales of automobiles (down payment and then financing, with repercussions for consumer debt, potential over-production, and labor instability) and to seek stabilization of labor relations. Executives pose for photographers. In the front row are: K.T. Keller of Chrysler; Edsel Ford of Ford Motor; Senator Prentiss M. Brown of Michigan; William S. Knudsen of General Motors; and A.E. Duncan, President of Commercial Credit Company. Photographers and journalists follow the auto company executives, including K.T. Keller and William Knudsen seen again near end of clip.
Beautiful models dressed in haute-contours walk on ramp during night fashion show at Biltmore Pool in Miami. Models catwalk and display their attire and high heels as judges and spectators watch in delight. Shows model's sandal being measured. Crowned winner poses with a big smile. January 1938.
Shows William White, a clerk in Treasury department with his wife and 17 children in Washington. White's wife exits car with infant in her arms followed by the other 16 children .The family lines up and poses for the camera with the Capitol Building in the background. January 1938.
Fifteen thousand spectators gather to watch the Flamingo Stakes at the Hialeah Park Racetrack (2200 E 4th Avenue Hialeah, Florida) in Miami, Florida. Lawrin, a three-year-old American thoroughbred, gallops from back and emerges a proud winner. The jockey on back of Lawrin poses for camera after victory. January 1938.
Vice President John Nance garner tries on different hats for spring in Washington DC. Various hats in round boxes lie on table. President's Wife Ettie helps him out to choose the right hat April 1938.
Automobile magnate Henry Ford accompanied by his son Edsel Ford arrives at the White House for a luncheon meeting with President Roosevelt. Several photographers and reporters present at the event. Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and publicists exit out of car and enter the White House. An outside view of the White House crowded with journalist and press officials. Henry Ford and Edsel Ford come out of White house and head towards their cars. Press and media cover the entire event.
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